Macdonald Dictionary Record: William Ford Beatson

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for William Ford Beatson. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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B269
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B269
Catalogue number
B269
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Marks/Inscriptions: B. 269. Beatson William Ford (1833 -8904) was born in Peckham. hain don, educated at a private school and at Kings Coll. , Somerset House, London. He was trained as an architect survey o2 and engineer in London by his father William Beatson and served As a pupil for five years. He came out to Nelson with his parents and the rest of the family by the Midlothian , arriving in '51 and stayed there farming and sus very ing . liven ty thee years. He settled in Canty. in ' and was for two years with W.B. Anson , architect and after wards practised on his own account. In Jan 76 he was appointed 5ec. surveyor and collector to the Avon Rd. Bd. When St Albans was incor Dora ted as a borough ( became Town Clerk. He laid out every road from Inne 's toad to whitish Budge. Selwyn Dunce says that he was responsible for the perpetuation s of the Toll Gate at Papanui but this is not so. His father was the architect of Nelson Collge and died in '69 aged 61. His moth lived at Warne a St. Nelson and d. there 21.7.89. marr. Clara Adelaide Mc Shane. Her brother. in law Col. John Draper served in N.Z. 57-67 and died at Bella ista , Gor allar 14.2.91 Cyclop NZ i. S. Since : L.T. 1.1.76 : 11.10.89 : 5.4.06.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: 2. B. 269 family. youngest dau Cora Emily Maria marr. 28.9.89 Joseph Lanham Flinet manager B/N.S.W. Temuka. He d. 15.2.04 aged 70 both buried Barbadoes wife Clara d. 4.4.06. St Cem. The family which arrived at Nelson in 51 not including William Beatson aged 43 W.F.B Maria 41 Emma 18 Robert 13 James 12 David 10 Arthur 8 Charles 6 Walter 4 Maria 2; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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